Winter Running
February 20th, 2009 by greg
The biggest challenge about running in the winter is just getting yourself out the door. Even when you have the right clothing it’s really hard to convince yourself that you won’t be cold when you step out the door. In fact you WILL be cold at first and knowing that makes the first step extremely difficult. Even armed with the knowledge that the uncomfortable coldness will go away 10 minutes into the run doesn’t help. It’s just plain hard!
If you are like me and “wimp out” and hit the treadmill on the bitter cold and/or windy days you know that there’s still the hurdle of getting out the door (or on the treadmill rather). It can be hard to convince yourself that running in place for a couple of hours is going to be enjoyable. It might be hot in the gym. At my gym the TVs are so small that they are useless. Looking at the same thing for 2 hours is boring. Read the rest of this entry »
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